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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120041346 | Directing system for a device for producing shock waves A system for directing shock waves splits the shock waves into a plurality of components that are reflected or combined in multiple focal points arranged along a common focal line. The system comprises a rotationally symmetrical body, and the common focal line correspon... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110306905 | Shock wave apparatus with pneumatic drive According to the invention, the use properties of a shock wave apparatus are improved by providing a metrological detection of the pressing force in addition to a sensual perception of the pressing force by a user. In this context, the invention relates to a shock wave ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110270139 | SHOCK WAVE THERAPY APPARATUS FOR EXTRACORPORAL SHOCK-WAVE THERAPY A shock wave therapy apparatus having a shock wave source and a control device for activating the shock wave source is provided for extracorporal shock wave therapy. The control device comprises a program module in which at least one predefined sequence of individual sh... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110251530 | PRESSURE WAVE TREATMENT EQUIPMENT EQUIPPED WITH A SYSTEM FOR MOVING THE CURVED SECTION OF AN X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM Processing equipment by pressure waves includes a chassis supporting a pressure-wave generator. According to the invention, the processing equipment includes an actuation system including a fixed part mounted on the chassis and a mobile part in translation according to ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110245736 | DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING SHOCK WAVES INTO A LIVING BODY AND USE THEREOF In a device for introducing shock waves into a living body by way of at least one element (4; 12; 14) which transmits the shock waves and upon which shock pulses act, wherein at least one spring member (2) is used for generating the shock waves, a tensioni... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110237984 | DYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR SHOCKWAVE TREATMENT A dynamic system for shockwave treatment including a shockwave source operative to produce shockwaves that propagate along a shockwave axis, an imaging beam source attached to the shockwave source, operable to emit an imaging beam along a beam axis, the shockwave source... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110196268 | Precision Guidance of Extracorporeal Shock Waves Described herein are apparatus for performing lithotripsy. The apparatus comprise a CT scanner and a shock wave tube for generating shock wave pulses for fragmenting kidney stones. The CT scanner includes a guidance system which is utilized to guide and control the posi... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110118634 | FRACTURING CALCIFICATIONS IN HEART VALVES A device for fracturing calcifications in heart valves including a catheter (12, 22, 42) configured for percutaneous delivery to a heart valve, an fracture-producing element (14, 26, 46, 64, 66,82, 124, 152) disposed at a distal portion of the catheter and... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110060256 | Confinement of Kidney Stone Fragments During Lithotripsy The present invention improves significantly the success rate of lithotripsy and reduces the risk of tissue damage, by injecting a temporary plug in front, and optionally behind a concretion (for extracorporeal lithotripsy) or behind a concretion (for intracorporeal lit... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110054363 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USING CONTROLLED BUBBLE CLOUD CAVITATION IN FRACTIONATING URINARY STONES A medical imaging and therapy device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the device is that it can deliver Lithotripsy therapy to a patient, so as to fractionate urinary stones. Another feature of the device is that it can deliver Hi... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110028868 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTABLE VOLTAGE TO STABILIZE PRESSURE FOR SHOCKWAVE MEDICALTHERAPY DEVICE An electrohydraulic shock-wave therapy apparatus comprising a variable voltage source and a controller that controls said voltage source for accurate adjustment of the shock wave pressure. The invention, in various embodiments, also includes various methods, optionally ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028832 | Shock wave therapy apparatus having an integrated X-ray device The invention relates to a combined shock wave therapy and X-ray apparatus having an oblique arrangement of a stand (5) of said apparatus relative to a patient berth (1).... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100286574 | TREATING APPARATUS The present invention relates to a treating apparatus which can be used with a radiation source and which can particularly be employed in lithotripsy, a shockwave source being provided which generates shockwaves and with which shockwaves can be sent to an object to be t... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100274161 | IMPLOSION TECHNIQUES FOR ULTRASOUND A housing (50) is placed on skin of a subject, and draws at least a portion of the skin within at least a part of the housing. The housing includes at least first and second support structures (34), placed in contact with a surface of skin surrounding the ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100256535 | Method for preparing an apparatus for treating a human or animal body by mechanical shockwaves The invention relates to a method for a regular preparation of an apparatus for a treatment of a human or animal body by mechanical shockwaves to such a treatment wherein an impact body 9 used for shockwave production is replaced with a not-used impact body 9<... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100256536 | Apparatus for treating a human or animal body by mechanical shockwaves having an exchangeable impact body The invention relates to an apparatus for a treatment of a human or animal body by mechanical shockwaves including a detection device for an automatic detection of properties of an impact body used therein.... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100198114 | ADJUSTING PARAMETERS OF AN APPARATUS FOR SHOCKWAVE TREATMENT The invention relates to a method for setting a pressure application time in an apparatus (10, 44) for treating the human or animal body by mechanical shockwaves, independently of pressure and/or frequency values set, and to a respective apparatus (10, 44)... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100137754 | SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPTER SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF PERFORMING SHOCK WAVE CALCULUS FRAGMENTATION USING THE SAME The present invention provides a shock wave lithotripter system and a method of performing shock wave calculus fragmentation using the same, the system is composed of current commercial lithotripter with protection device made of special acoustic material. The protectio... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100036294 | Radially-Firing Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy Probe Invasive side-firing electrohydraulic lithotripsy probes that creates a substantially annular shockwave to break up concretions are disclosed. Generally, the side-firing electrohydraulic lithotripsy probe includes a lithotripter tip including a first electrode and a sec... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100004568 | Treatment Device for a Device for Producing Shock Waves The invention relates to a treatment device (1) for a device (2) for producing shock waves (4) that are especially suitable for medical use. Said device comprises a housing (3), in which the device (2) for producing shock waves (4 | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090326421 | Device for Producing Shock Waves The invention relates to a device (1) for producing shock waves (2), especially for medical use. Said device comprises a housing (3), being penetrable to the shock waves (2), at least one pair of electrodes (4), arranged in the interio... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090318840 | Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials A neoplasm cell destruction device utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials in neoplastic cells so as to damage and ultimately destruct the neoplastic cells. The device includes a plurality of signal generators, a controller, a plura... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090318839 | Neoplastic cell destruction device and method utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials A neoplasm cell destruction device utilizing low frequency sound waves to disrupt or displace cellular materials in neoplastic cells so as to damage and ultimately destruct the neoplastic cells. The device includes a plurality of signal generators, a controller, a plura... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090275832 | Lithotripsy system with automatic 3D tracking A lithotripsy system capable of 3D tracking monitors the acoustic reflection from the stone in order to focus the shock wave on the stone regardless of shock wave displacement or stone movement. The tracking and focusing is based on a phased array concept, allowing the ... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090275866 | Lithotripsy system with automatic 3D tracking A lithotripsy system capable of 3D tracking monitors the acoustic reflection from the stone in order to focus the shock wave on the stone regardless of shock wave displacement or stone movement. The tracking and focusing is based on a phased array concept, allowing the ... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090221940 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL BODY SUBSTANCES BY MECHANICAL SHOCKWAVES The present invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of biological body substances, in particular of the human body, by accelerating a projectile (13) and colliding it onto an impact body (9) which couples a mechanical shockwave to biological bo... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090216160 | Focusing System for a Device for Producing Shock Waves A system for directing shock waves splits the shock waves into a plurality of components that are reflected or combined in multiple focal points arranged along a common focal line. The system comprises a rotationally symmetrical body, and the common focal line correspon... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090204032 | LITHOTRIPSY APPARATUS A lithotripsy apparatus (2) comprises an X-ray system (3), with an isocentre (1) arranged in a mid-plane of the X-ray system (3), and a shockwave head (6) that can be oriented with respect to the isocentre (1) and is mounted on ... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090163808 | Echographic imaging device, and apparatus for detecting and destroying solid concretions, which apparatus incorporates such a device The present invention relates to a real-time echographic imaging device comprising at least one echographic probe incorporating an ultrasound transducer connected electrically to a current generator for generating ultrasound waves. Said echographic imaging device furthe... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090093739 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES The invention relates to an apparatus (2) for generating electrical discharge in a fluid medium (3) in order to generate electrohydraulic shock waves. The electrodes (1) consist of a metallic work material. An electrical voltage is applied to the el... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090088670 | SHOCK WAVE COUPLING ADAPTER AND METHOD OF USE A shock wave adapter for use with a focused shock wave applicator has a flexible, rigid or semi-rigid membrane or housing adapted to be filled with a fluid. The membrane or housing is devoid of any air or gases and when filled forms a spacer volume for passing acoustic ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090043293 | MULTI-MODULE SKIN OR BODY TREATMENT DEVICE AND THE METHOD OF USING A skin or body treatment device includes one or more removable and replaceable modules. Each module is configured to provide a skin or body treatment, underlying tissue treatment, or both. One or more applicators are coupled with the skin or body treatment device. Each ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090036803 | PRESSURE PULSE/SHOCK WAVE THERAPY METHODS AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING THE THERAPEUTIC METHODS The method of stimulating a substance is disclosed. The method has the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the substance to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said substance wherein the substance ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090030352 | PRESSURE PULSE/SHOCK WAVE THERAPY METHODS AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING THE THERAPEUTIC METHODS The method of stimulating a substance is disclosed. The method has the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the substance to the acoustic shock waves stimulating said substance wherein the substance ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080262483 | METHOD FOR REMOVING PERMANENT TISSUE MARKINGS A method of removing markings, such as a tattoos, from the tissue of a subject that includes steps of generating one or more shock wave pulses external to the subject's body and focusing the one or more shock wave pulses within one or more portions of the tissue, each o... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080228112 | Shock wave conductor The invention relates to a device for reducing the coupling-in surface area of a shock wave reflector and for forwarding a shock wave focus zone.... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080183111 | Device and method for generating shock waves The invention relates to a device for generating shock waves (1) comprising a first conductive tip (4) and a second conductive tip (5). The tips (4, 5) are arranged in a liquid bath (3). Furthermore a first voltage source (6) an... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080146971 | PRESSURE PULSE/SHOCK WAVE APPARATUS FOR GENERATING WAVES HAVING PLANE, NEARLY PLANE, CONVERGENT OFF TARGET OR DIVERGENT CHARACTERISTICS An apparatus for generating pressure pulse/shock waves (PP/SWs) is disclosed which comprises a pressure pulse/shock wave (PP/SW) source, a housing enclosing said PP/SW source, and an exit window from which wave fronts of waves generated by said PP/SW source emanate. The... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080132810 | Multiple lithotripter electrode A universal spark gap electrode with inner conductor formed as an elongate rod, an insulative sheath fit over the inner conductor, and an inner electrode tip soldered or brazed into the inner conductor. The inner conductor passes through an adapter and into an annular b... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080103481 | Methods for Preventing Retropulsion of Concretions and Fragments During Lithotripsy One aspect of the present invention provides a method for the treatment of lithiasis, which mitigates the risk of damage to surrounding body tissue when removing a calculi (e.g., biological concretions, such as urinary, biliary, and pancreatic stones) that obstructs or ... | 05/01/2008 |
